Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:GBR
Npcname:British Paralympic Association
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:1984
Flagcaption:Flag of the United Kingdom
Location:Stoke Mandeville/New York
Competitors:227
Sports:15
Rank:2
Gold:107
Silver:112
Bronze:112
Appearances:auto

Great Britain was the co-host of the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom and New York City, United States. It was represented by 227 athletes competing in archery, athletics, boccia, cycling, equestrian, football, lawn bowls, powerlifting, shooting, snooker, swimming, table tennis, volleyball, wheelchair basketball, and wheelchair fencing. It finished second in the overall medal count, with a total of 331 medals.[1] [2]

By hosting the Games in Stoke Mandeville, Britain was returning them to their roots. The Paralympic Games had grown out of the Stoke Mandeville Games, founded in 1948.[3]

At the 1984 Games, Great Britain won the most medals among all Les Autres events. They claimed 55. Spain was second with 38 and the United States was third with 26.[4]

Medalists

Gold medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Men's double FITA round C3/C6
Women's FITA round division 3
Men's 60m C6
Men's 60m L1
Men's 100m L5
Men's 400m C6
Men's 400m L4
Men's 800m B1
Men's 800m B3
Men's 1000m cross country C6
Men's 1500m B1
Men's 1500m B3
Men's 5000m B1
Men's relay C7-8
Men's club throw C4
Men's club throw C6
Men's discus throw 5
Men's discus throw L2
Men's discus throw L3
Men's discus throw L4
Men's discus throw L6
Men's javelin throw C4
Men's javelin throw C6
Men's javelin throw L6
Men's shot put L1
Men's shot put L4
Men's shot put L6
Men's pentathlon B3
Women's 60m C3
Women's 60m C6
Women's 100m L2
Women's 200m C8
Women's 400m C8
Women's 400m L2
Women's 800m A6
Women's 1000m cross country C8
Women's high jump B1
Women's long jump A2
Women's club throw C2
Women's club throw C3
Women's club throw C5
Women's club throw L1
Women's discus throw A6
Women's discus throw C6
Women's discus throw L2
Women's discus throw L3
Women's discus throw L6
Women's distance C2
Women's javelin throw 1B
Women's javelin throw B1
Women's javelin throw C3
Women's javelin throw C4
Women's javelin throw C5
Women's javelin throw L2
Women's javelin throw L3
Women's precision throw C1
Women's shot put 3
Women's shot put A1
Women's shot put C2
Women's shot put C3
Women's shot put L2
Women's shot put C5
Women's medicine ball thrust C2
Women's slalom C3
Women's slalom C4
Women's individual C1
Dressage - Elementary walk/trot C4-5
Men's pairs A6/8
Men's singles A6/8
K. Ellison Men's singles tetraplegic
R. Thompson
T. Ure
Mixed pairs paraplegic
A. Smith Women's singles A2/4
Women's singles paraplegic
Men's air rifle kneeling 1A-1C
Women's air pistol 1A-1C
Men's tetraplegic
Men's 25m backstroke 1A
Men's 25m backstroke 1B
Men's 25m breaststroke 1A
Men's 25m breaststroke 1B
Men's 25m freestyle 1A
Men's 25m freestyle 1B
Men's 50m backstroke C4
Men's 50m backstroke C5
Men's 50m breaststroke 2
Men's 50m freestyle C4
Men's 100m butterfly A2
Men's 100m butterfly B1
Men's 100m freestyle 1A
Men's 100m freestyle 1B
Men's 100m freestyle C4
Men's 200m freestyle C4
Men's 3x25m individual medley 1B
Men's relay team Men's 4x50m freestyle relay C1-C8
Women's 25m breaststroke 1B
Women's 25m butterfly 1B
Women's 25m freestyle C2
Women's 25m freestyle with aids C2
Women's 50m breaststroke B1
Women's 50m freestyle B1
Women's 3x25m individual medley 1B
Women's relay team Women's 3x50m medley relay 2-4
Women's singles 1bB
Becker Women's singles 1C
Women's team Women's 1A-C
Men's 57kg paraplegic
Men's sabre individual 4-5

Silver medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Women's double FITA round division 3
Men's 100m L6
Men's 400m A6
Men's 400m B3
Men's 400m C6
Men's 1500m cross country C7
Men's 1500m L6
Men's 5000m B3
Men's relay C4
Men's high jump A2
Men's high jump A5
Men's club throw C3
Men's club throw C5
Men's discus throw A9
Men's discus throw C3
Men's discus throw C8
Men's discus throw L1
Men's discus throw L6
Men's javelin throw 4
Men's javelin throw A9
Men's javelin throw C3
Men's shot put 2
Men's shot put C3
Men's shot put L2
Men's shot put L3
Women's 60m C6
Women's 100m A6
Women's 200m C6
Women's club throw C3
Women's club throw C4
Women's discus throw 1B
Women's discus throw 3
Women's discus throw A1
Women's discus throw B2
Women's discus throw C5
Women's discus throw L2
Women's distance throw C1
Women's distance throw C2
Women's javelin throw 3
Women's javelin throw B2
Women's javelin throw C3
Women's javelin throw C4
Women's shot put 1B
Women's shot put A6
Women's shot put B2
Women's shot put C2
Women's shot put C4
Women's shot put C5
Women's shot put C6
Women's shot put L2
Women's medicine ball thrust C2
Women's slalom (leg) C2
Women's slalom C2
Women's slalom C3
Women's individual C2
Mixed team
Men's pairs A2/4
Men's singles paraplegic
Men's singles tetraplegic
Mixed pairs paraplegic
Yvonne Hawtin
R. Thompson
Women's pairs paraplegic
R. Thompson Women's singles paraplegic
Men's 52kg
Men's air rifle prone 1A-1C
Men's team Men's pistol team 1A-6
Women's air rifle integrated
Women's air rifle kneeling 2-6
Women's air rifle standing 2-6
Mixed air rifle 3 positions 1A-1C
Men's paraplegic
K. Ellison Men's tetraplegic
Men's 25m backstroke C6
Men's 25m freestyle C2
Men's 25m freestyle with aids C2
Men's 50m breaststroke A5
Men's 50m breaststroke L3
Men's 50m freestyle L3
Men's 100m backstroke C5
Men's 100m backstroke C7
Men's 100m backstroke L6
Men's 100m freestyle B1
Men's 100m freestyle C5
Men's 200m freestyle C5
Men's 200m individual medley A2
Men's 3x25m freestyle relay 1A-1C
Men's 3x25m individual medley 1B
Men's relay team Men's 4x50m freestyle relay L1-L6
Women's 25m backstroke L1
Women's 25m backstroke L2
Women's 25m freestyle L2
D. Smith Women's 50m breaststroke 23
Women's 50m breaststroke B1
Women's 50m breaststroke L3
Women's 50m freestyle B3
Women's 100m backstroke B1
Women's 100m breaststroke 4
Women's 100m freestyle 1B
Women's 100m freestyle C4
Women's 400m breaststroke B1
Women's 400m freestyle 4
Women's 400m individual medley B1
Women's relay team Women's 4x50m freestyle relay 2-6
Women's relay team Women's 4x50m freestyle L1-L6
Women's relay team Women's 4x50m medley relay L1-L6
Men's singles 1B
Men's singles C1
Women's singles 1C
J. Petersen Women's singles C3
Women's singles L3
Men's 57kg paraplegic
Men's 95kg integrated
Men's 95kg paraplegic

Bronze medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Men's double advanced metric round tetraplegic
Men's double FITA round team 1A-6
Men's short metric round team 1A-6
Women's double short metric round paraplegic
Men's 60m C2
Men's 60m C6
Men's 100m L3
Men's 100m L6
Men's 200m C2
Men's 400m B1
Men's 400m L3
Men's 400m L6
Men's 800m L3
Men's 1500m cross country C8
Men's 1500m L6
Men's long jump A2
Men's triple jump B2
Men's club throw C2
Men's club throw C5
Men's club throw L1
Men's discus throw C3
Men's distance throw C1
Men's javelin throw A3
Men's javelin throw L3
Men's shot put 4
Men's shot put C2
Men's shot put C8
Men's shot put L5
Men's shot put L6
Men's slalom C1
Men's slalom C3
Men's slalom C4
Women's 20m (arm) C2
Women's 100m C4
Women's 200m C6
D. Smith Women's marathon 3
Women's long jump B1
Women's club throw C3
Women's club throw C4
Women's club throw C5
Women's discus throw C3
Women's discus throw C4
Women's discus throw L5
Women's javelin throw A1
Women's javelin throw C6
Women's shot put 1B
Women's shot put C4
Women's pentathlon B2
Mixed 3x60m relay C2-3
Men's individual C1
Men's individual C2
Men's CP football 7-a-side team Men's CP tournament
Men's wheelchair football 7-a-side team Men's wheelchair tournament
Men's pairs paraplegic
Men's singles paraplegic
Men's singles tetraplegic
Men's 75kg
Men's air rifle standing 1A-1C
Women's air rifle 3 positions 2-6
Men's paraplegic
Men's tetraplegic
J. Murray Men's 25m backstroke C6
Men's 50m backstroke C7
Men's 50m freestyle B1
Women's 50m freestyle B3
Men's 100m backstroke A2
Men's 100m backstroke B1
Men's 100m backstroke L4
Men's 100m backstroke L6
Men's 100m freestyle L4
Men's 200m individual medley B1
Men's 400m freestyle B1
Men's relay team Men's 4x50m medley relay L1-L6
Women's 25m backstroke 1B
Women's 25m backstroke L1
Women's 25m freestyle 1B
Women's 25m freestyle C6
Women's 25m freestyle L1
Women's 25m freestyle with aids C2
Women's 50m backstroke C7
Women's 50m breaststroke B2
Women's 50m freestyle C4
Women's 50m freestyle C6
Women's 50m freestyle C8
Women's 50m freestyle L3
Women's 100m backstroke 4
Women's 100m backstroke A2
Women's 100m breaststroke B1
Women's 100m breaststroke B2
Women's 100m butterfly B2
Women's 100m freestyle 4
Women's 100m freestyle B1
Women's 100m freestyle B2
Women's 200m freestyle C4
Women's 200m individual medley A1
Women's 400m individual medley B1
Women's relay team Women's freestyle relay A1-A9
Women's relay team Women's freestyle relay B1-B3
Women's relay team Women's medley relay A1-A9
Women's relay team Women's medley relay B1-B3
Men's singles L1
Men's teams 1A
Men's teams 1B
A. Smith Women's singles L4
Women's team Women's teams 2
Men's 65kg integrated
Men's 85kg integrated
Men's foil individual 1B
Men's foil individual 4-5
Men's foil team
Men's sabre individual 2-3
Men's sabre team

Medals by sport

Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Athletics635345161
Swimming26333998
Lawn Bowls66315
Table tennis35513
Shooting26210
Archery2147
Weightlifting1326
Boccia1225
Snooker1225
Wheelchair Fencing1056
Equestrian1001
Powerlifting0112
Football 7-a-side0022
Total107112112331

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=GBR&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=1984PG Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
  2. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=games&games=1984PG&sport=all NPCs at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/3623820.stm "Britain's golden pioneer"
  4. Web site: Sport and Disability. Thomas. Nigel. 2002. 105–124. August 1, 2016. August 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160814135941/https://us.corwin.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/9462_011233Ch6.pdf. dead.